[Python-Dev] Terminology for PEP 343

[Michael Hudson]

"Raymond Hettinger" <raymond.hettinger at verizon.net> writes:

> With 343 accepted, we can now add __enter__() and __exit__() methods to
> objects.
>
> What term should describe those objects in the documentation?  

Hmm, don't know.

I talked about an object 'that conformed to the with protocol' at
EuroPython, which seems about right -- but is hardly an adjective!

Guard?  Monitor?  Don't really like either of these.

Cheers,
mwh

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